Ship Electromagnetic Acquisition System (SEAS)

On 13 March 2025, in accordance with 10 U.S. Code § 4022, the Army Contracting Command – Orlando has awarded an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) via the Training and Readiness Accelerator II (TReX II) for Ships Electromagnetic Acquisition System (SEAS). A Request for Solutions for these efforts was issued to the TReX II consortium on 16 January 2024, which resulted in the submittal of 2 total responses.

As a result of the competition, the prototype project was awarded to Advanced Technology International, Inc. (ATI) as the managing prime to XL Scientific LLC dba Verus Research. The total value of this prototype project, if all milestones and options are exercised, is $6,650,798.00.

The goal for the program is to obtain “game-changing,” revolutionary high-risk/high-reward advancements that propel the ability to perform DoD T&E activities, thus mitigating the timeframes of associated military capability obsolescence. Prototype pursuits may also be in support of TRMC’s Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program (CTEIP). The prototype’s desired objectives consist of the following:

• Produce a prototype Ship Electromagnetic Acquisition System (SAES). • Develop and integrate data acquisition hardware and software suitable for low level continuous wave illumination (LLCWI) and high-level direct drive pulses for Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Survivability assessments. • Enable measurements over distributed areas on-board a ship. • Software enables control of data acquisition from a test center and employ modular open systems architecture techniques.Develop a capability that is needed to support assessment of the survivability of ships in nuclear threat induced environments, specifically electromagnetic pulse (EMP).

The final solution will consist of developed hardware and software, where hardware (the system) will enable measurements over a distributed area on-board a ship and software will enable control of the data acquisition from a test center and employ modular open systems architecture techniques.

Upon successful completion of this prototype effort, the Government anticipates that a follow-on production effort may be awarded via either contract or transaction, without the use of competitive procedures if the participants in this transaction successfully complete the prototype project as awarded. Successful completion will occur when the prototypes have been validated and are accepted by the Government.

Further, the government reserves the right to determine part, or all of the prototype project is successfully completed if the vendor shows a particularly favorable or unexpected result justifying the transition to production.

Note: Should the selected vendors fail to demonstrate progress or be unsuccessful in the accomplishment of the goals of this prototyping effort, the Government reserves the right to return to the results of this competition and award additional Other Transaction Agreements to one or more of the vendors that responded to the initial Request for Solutions, as appropriate within the scope and evaluated results of the competition